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Dr. Altaf Shah
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School of Dentistry, 141K

MilwaukeeWI53201United States of America
(414) 288-6920
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Associate Professor of Dental Clinical Services

Community Dental Sciences

Education

  • B.D.S., Kuvempu University, India, 1998
  • MSc, Community Dental Practice, King's College, London University, UK, 2005
  • PG Clinical Certificate, Special Care Dentistry, Eastman Dental Institute, UCL London, UK, 2009
  • PhD, 2017 FSCD; Fellowship in Special Care Dentistry, USA, 2021

Courses Taught

DECS 7310 Special Patient Care

Research Interests

  • Health Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Stress, Coping and Oral Hygiene Behavior
  • Disability and Oral Health
  • Health Resources and Planning
  • Medical Ethics and Practice Management
  • Medically Compromised Patients and Oral Health
  • Minimally Invasive Dentistry
  • Oral health care of individuals with special health care needs

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, Board of Directors of American Association of Hospital Dentists (AAHD)
  • Fellow, Special Care Dentistry Association, USA
  • Member, International Association of Disability and Oral Health (IADH)
  • Member, British Association of Special Care Dentistry, UK
  • Member, Irish Association of Disability and Oral Health, Ireland
  • Life Member, Federation of Special Care Dentistry (FSCD), India

Specialization

  • Special Care Dentistry

Certifications

  • Post-Graduate Clinical Certificate in Special Care Dentistry

Publications

  • Shah AH, Bindayel NA, AlOlaywi FM, Sheehan SA, AlQahtani HH, AlShalwi AM; Oral Health Status of a group at a special care centre in AlKharj. Journal of Disability and Oral Health September 2015
  • Shah AH, Naseem M, Khan MS, Asiri FY, AlQarni I, Gulzar S, Nagarajjapa R: Oral health knowledge and attitude among caregivers of special needs patients at a Comprehensive Rehabilitation Centre: an analytical study, Annali di Stomatologia VIII(3) 110-116: December 2017
  • Qasim, S.B., Zafar, M.S., Najeeb, S., Khurshid, Z., Shah, AH., Husain, S. and Rehman, I.U., Electrospinning of Chitosan-Based Solutions for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. International Journal of Molecular Sciences; 19(2):407: January 2018
  • AH Shah, M Al Refeai, FM Alolaywi, S Gulzar, FY Asiri, AB Al Jameel (2021). Satisfaction of Oral Health Education among Parents and Caregivers Regarding Children with Special Healthcare Needs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice 22 (8), 894-899: August 2021
  • J Londono, S Ghasmi, AH Shah, A Fahimipour, N Ghadimi, S Hashemi, ...Evaluation of the deep learning and convolutional neural network algorithms on detecting and prediction of anatomical landmarks on 2D lateral cephalometric images. A systematic review and meta-analysis. Saudi Dental Journal May 2023
  • Aljameel, A. H, Aldaghri, E.N, AlSuhaibani, D.S, Tuwaym M.A, Khurshid Z, Shah A.H (Feb 2024) Fear and Anxiety among dental students and dentistry as a career choice following COVID-19 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences

Honors and Awards

  • First Prize for Poster Presentation Competition, Case Reports and Clinical Studies at 24th Saudi Dental Society International Conference at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, January 2013
  • Certificate and Award in recognition of oral health initiative for special needs school children from Directorate of School Education, Ministry of Education, AlKharj, Saudi Arabia, December 2014
  • First Prize Poster Presentation, competition for supervision of Interns Research Project ‘Effectiveness of 0.3ml 2 % Xylocaine for Maxillary Restorative Treatment at Internship Research Annual Meeting (IRAM) Riyadh 15-20 May 2016
  • Second Prize for Best Poster Presentation, Competition at 15th Makkah International Dental Conference and Exhibition, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, 27-29 March 2018

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